As long as it took me to find a shortcut to my home station, it took even longer before I realized it was only slightly longer to walk to Heiwajima Station. This is significant because Heiwajima is a stop for not only the local Keikyu trains, but most of the faster ones as well. This means that even if I’d technically be running behind for Omorimachi, I can walk an extra couple minutes and catch the same train (or a faster one) at the next station down. It’s saved me on more than one occasion.

When people think of Japanese hamburger restaurants, they tend to think of MOS Burger, Freshness Burger, or even Lotteria. However, there’s one even older, and that’s Dom Dom Hamburger. Continue reading →